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trees
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vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
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armed
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arrangement/phyllotaxy
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Sonoran Desert Field Botany (ASU) Spring 2025
Liz Makings, James Perry
Species Count: 112
Acanthaceae
Justicia californica
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex lentiformis
Atriplex polycarpa
Chenopodiastrum murale
Anacardiaceae
Rhus lancea
Apiaceae
Bowlesia incana
Apocynaceae
Funastrum cynanchoides
Arecaceae
Phoenix
Washingtonia
Asparagaceae
Agave
Dasylirion wheeleri
Asphodelaceae
Aloe
Asteraceae
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia deltoidea
Ambrosia monogyra
Ambrosia salsola
Artemisia ludoviciana
Baccharis salicifolia
Baccharis sarothroides
Bahiopsis parishii
Bebbia juncea
Encelia farinosa
Ericameria laricifolia
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Isocoma acradenia
Oncosiphon pilulifer
Pluchea sericea
Sonchus oleraceus
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Berberidaceae
Mahonia haematocarpa
Bignoniaceae
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Tecoma stans
Boraginaceae
Cordia boissieri
Heliotropium curassavicum
Brassicaceae
Sisymbrium irio
Burseraceae
Bursera microphylla
Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Opuntia
Cannabaceae
Celtis pallida
Celtis reticulata
Crassulaceae
Graptopetalum rusbyi
Crossosomataceae
Crossosoma bigelovii
Cyperaceae
Cyperus involucratus
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus americanus
Ephedraceae
Ephedra aspera
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Ricinus communis
Fabaceae
Acacia greggii
Acacia stenophylla
Acacia willardiana
Bauhinia
Calliandra californica
Dalbergia sissoo
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
Leucaena leucocephala
Lysiloma watsonii
Medicago polymorpha
Olneya tesota
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia microphylla
Prosopis pubescens
Prosopis velutina
Senna artemisioides
Senna covesii
Fagaceae
Quercus suber
Quercus turbinella
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria splendens
Krameriaceae
Krameria bicolor
Lamiaceae
Condea emoryi
Malvaceae
Abutilon incanum
Malva parviflora
Sphaeralcea
Moraceae
Ficus microcarpa
Myrtaceae
Myrtus communis
Oleaceae
Fraxinus uhdei
Olea europaea
Pinaceae
Pinus canariensis
Poaceae
Achnatherum miliaceum
Aristida purpurea
Arundo donax
Cynodon dactylon
Eragrostis curvula
Hordeum murinum
Muhlenbergia rigens
Pennisetum ciliare
Pennisetum setaceum
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Rosaceae
Rosa
Vauquelinia californica
Salicaceae
Populus fremontii
Salix gooddingii
Santalaceae
Phoradendron californicum
Phoradendron leucarpum
Sapindaceae
Dodonaea viscosa
Simmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis
Solanaceae
Lycium fremontii
Nicotiana glauca
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Typhaceae
Typha
Ulmaceae
Ulmus parvifolia
Urticaceae
Parietaria hespera
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea tridentata